Story of Doctor Dolittle

The Story of Doctor Dolittle, published in 1920 by Hugh Lofting, introduces the titular character who abandons human medicine after learning to communicate with animals through his parrot, Polynesia. His newfound abilities lead him to embark on a journey to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic, encountering various adventures along the way. This book is notable for being the first in the Doctor Dolittle series and is in the public domain, although later editions have altered some content deemed racially derogatory.